Free the Gorons, solve the remake’s weighted fire switch and reach Volvagia.
Speak to the young Goron
In adult Goron City, stop the rolling Goron with a bomb. Speak to him about the dragon and the Gorons until he gives you the Goron Tunic. Equip it. Pull the statue in Darunia's room to reveal the crater passage; Hookshot across the broken bridge, learn the Bolero of Fire from Sheik and descend into the temple.
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Meet Darunia and free a prisoner
In the lobby, climb the stairs and enter the left door. After speaking to Darunia, use the platforms on the left to reach a cell switch. Free the Goron and open his chest for a Small Key. Return to the lobby and unlock the right door.
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Search both ends of the lava chamber
From the bridge, explore the left-side door for a second prisoner and key. On the opposite side, bomb the cracked wall to find another cell and key. Return to the bridge and unlock the far door.
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Ride the block above the fire
Unlock the eastern route and climb the mesh walls. Push the stone block onto the fire jet, stand on it and ride upward. In the Torch Slug room, pull the next block out, toggle the crystal and climb. Shoot the crystal from the upper steps to reopen the climb.
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Search the lower rolling-orb maze
Wait for each rolling orb to pass before crossing its track. The short left branch has the Map. Follow the right-hand perimeter to free the next Goron and take its key. Bomb the nearby cracked side wall only if you want its optional token.
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Open the eye-door branch
Use a key to enter the central room off the maze. Shoot the eye above the side door and take the Compass beyond it. Return, then use the other passage into the chamber of metal platforms above lava.
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Return above the maze
As you step onto the grating, a wall of fire begins following you. Run to the far end, push the red block and enter the upper maze. Rescue the southern Goron for a key. Bomb the central rock pile, descend and rescue another Goron for another key.
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Hold down the fire-maze switch
Return to the moving-fire chamber and unlock its middle doorway. Explore the first fire maze’s northern side for another prisoner and key. Cross the locked middle passage. Carry a loose stone cube from the northern corner back onto the floor switch; its weight shuts down the fire traps.
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Defeat the first Flare Dancer
Target the dancer and Hookshot its small core out of the fire, then strike it while it flees. Repeat until it is defeated. Ride the central platform upward. In the next room, activate the crystal switch with a delayed bomb so you can climb the fence while its flames are down.
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Race up the rising staircase
At the top, press the floor switch. Run up the rising spiral staircase before the route retracts and open the Megaton Hammer chest. Retry from the switch if the timer expires.
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Drive the platforms downward
Hammer the circular floor plate and drop with it. Smash the decorated statue, defeat the Keese and pound the next switch to form stairs. Continue through the lower doorway and hammer the next plate. Break the black rocks to reach the Time Block.
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Free the Goron below
At the Time Block, play the Song of Time to move it, cross and hammer the rusty switch. Drop to the cell it opens and collect its key. Return above and hammer the large column so it falls into the lava room where Darunia entered the boss door.
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Return to the lobby's ground floor
Go back to the entrance lobby. Hammer the totem blocking the ground-floor locked door. Clear the enemy rooms, defend against the flying tiles and defeat the second Flare Dancer. Hammer the rusty switch to free the final prisoner and collect the Boss Key.
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Cross to Volvagia
Return to Darunia's lava room by the lobby's upstairs left door. The lowered column now provides a route to the boss door. Win the battle, take the heart and enter the warp for the Fire Medallion.
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Volvagia
Avoid the emerging head’s flame, hammer it and use the stun to land sword strikes.
During flight, keep moving away from the breath and falling-rock shadows.
Watch for the true emergence hole rather than waiting beside a single hole; repeat the hammer-and-sword opening.
Track this chapter
Check steps as you complete them in the game. You can undo any check.
Sources and edition changes
Switch 2 edition · sources checked November 5, 2026
This guide follows the 2026 Nintendo Switch 2 remake. Routes were checked against edition-specific walkthroughs and Nintendo documentation. We have not personally completed a console playthrough.
The N64 guide and its saved progress remain separate. Checklist totals measure this guide, not the game's completion percentage. New features are documented where the available evidence supports them.
Changes to keep in mind
- The lower rolling-orb maze contains the Map; its eye-door branch contains the Compass.
- A carried stone cube holds the fire-maze switch down.
- Edition-specific guides checked on 5 November 2026. This is documentary verification; HyruleAtlas has not replayed these steps on a Switch 2 console.
- The Goron Tunic removes the heat countdown; fire and lava can still hurt you.
- Polygon · Johnny Yu · Fire Temple DungeonEdition-specific guide ·
- Respec · tested Switch 2 routeEdition-specific guide ·
- G2A · remake boss mechanicsEdition-specific guide ·